Bill from Denver, CO

Faces of the Federal Budget

We are spending 27 cents out of each tax dollar on the military.... I love this country and the folks that serve in our armed forces. Sadly, I believe that our leaders in Washington D.C. are out of touch with our needs. We need to find ways to reduce this burden by more than half.

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